Camarasa

Camarasa
Municipality

Camarasa
Camarasa

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 0°52′41″E / 41.876°N 0.878°E / 41.876; 0.878
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca La Noguera
Government
  Mayor Elisabet Lizaso Cantón (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 157.1 km2 (60.7 sq mi)
Elevation 321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 911
  Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Camarasí, Camarasina
Website www.ccnoguera.cat/camarasa

Camarasa is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa rivers. The Camarasa reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa (113 hm³) and the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir on the Segre are important hydroelectric power stations.

The C-147 road links the municipality with Balaguer and Tremp, and there are RENFE railway station in Sant Llorenç de Montgai and L'Ametlla de Montsec.

The municipality includes a small exclave to the north.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2648 2773 2087 1233 1004 933

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